Cornwall Council could face judicial review over cuts to adult services

Cornwall Council could be taken to judicial review by campaigners after its cabinet passed a range of cuts to adult social care services.

East Cornwall Mencap chair Reg Broad said yesterday he was looking for people with learning difficulties or their parents to mount a judicial review after the cabinet backed the measures, designed to combat a £3.6 million adult social care deficit, last week.

The cuts include removing day care from people with learning difficulties who are funded for residential care, introducing a £1.50 charge for transport to day centres, and removing services from people with low-level needs

The council’s executive member for adult social care, Nigel Walker, said he appreciated the measures had caused concern but they were unavoidable.